"Stars and Stripes" can refer to a few different things. Most commonly, it refers to:
1. **The Flag of the United States**: The "Stars and Stripes" is a nickname for the national flag of the United States, which features 13 horizontal stripes (seven red and six white) representing the original 13 colonies, and a blue rectangle in the canton containing 50 white stars, representing the 50 states.
2. **The Military Newspaper**: "Stars and Stripes"